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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted with peony-sprays with flowers and foliage symmetrically grouped about a vase. On the lower side of the rim, which has a scalloped edge, are sprays of prunus-blossom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, 18th century
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted with peony-sprays with flowers and foliage symmetrically grouped about a vase. On the lower side of the rim, which has a scalloped edge, are sprays of prunus-blossom.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
A chrysanthemum spray in red, blue and gold
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Adeline Dumergue
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs. Marie Adeline Dumergue, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.115-1912

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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